Wire fence



(No Model.)

IJK. HOLLINGER.

WIRE FENCE. V v

Patented July 25,1893.

UNITED STATES,

PATENT, OFFICE.

IsAAo K. I-IOLLINGER, or OOVINGTON, orno.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 502,076, dated July 25,1893.

Application filed August 22, 1892. Serial No. 443.691. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC K. HOLLINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coviugton, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in fire Fences; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in wire fences, and it consistsin the provision of a series of runners formed of a plurality of braidedstrands, and stays for connecting the runners at intervals in the lengthof the fence so as to render the same more rigid and strong, the saidstays being provided with hooks or eyes at their ends adapted to takebetween the strands of the runners and be thereby prevented from casualdisplacement or movement.

The invention will be fully understood from the following descriptionand claims when taken in connection with the annexed drawing, in whichthe figure is a perspective view illustrating a series of runners andthe stays connecting the same.

Referring by letter to the said drawing:- A, indicates the runners of myimproved fence which are suitably stretched from one post to another,and are arranged at the propor tional distance illustrated, apart; thelower runners being preferably arranged comparatively close together fora purpose presently described. These runners A, respectively comprise aseries of curved or bent strands a, which are loosely braided or plaitedas shown so'as to afford the openings b, for the reception of the hooksor eyes 0, of the stays B. The stays B, which are designed moreparticularly for connecting the upper runners or ment of the runners maytake place without bending or subjecting the stays to strain.

For connecting the lower runners of the fence or those placedcomparatively close together, I design employing the rigid or stiffstays B, since such lower runners are ordinarily subjected to but littlestrain and seldom moved vertically or laterally. These stays B, areprovided at their opposite ends with hooks or eyes 0, which areconnected to the runners in the manner before described.

It will be readily perceived from the foregoing description that thehooks or eyes may be readily introduced between the strands of therunners and afterward closed so as to pre vent a casual disconnection ofthe stays from the runners, and it will be further perceived that whenso placed in engagement withthe runners, the stays will be preventedfrom moving by the strands intersecting each other, as shown, wherebythe necessity of employing straps or other additional devices forpreventing movement of the stays is obviated and the cost of the fenceis greatly reduced.

By reason of the runners being formed of several twisted strands, itwill be seen that the same will be rendered very strong and durable, andthat while they will offer a strong resistance to animalsiattempting toescape, they will not out or otherwise injure the animal.

Although I prefer in practice to employ a v series of runners comprisingloosely braided strands, such as described, I do not desire to beconfined to the same as runners of any conmovement by the intersectingstrands, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A wire fence, substantially as described, comprising a series ofrunners respectively formed of a plurality of braided strands, and staysfor connecting the runners; the said stays respectively comprising thesections d, having the interlocked eyes e, and the hooks or eyes 0,adapted to engage one or more ofv the strands of the runners and beprevented to from movement by the intersecting strands in the manner setforth.

In testimony whereof I ai'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC K. HOLLINGER. Witnesses:

JOHN SHELLABARGER, C. ELEOKLIDER.

